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Un stress biotique (du grec bios, « vie ») est un stress résultant de l'action néfaste d'un organisme vivant sur un autre organisme vivant telle qu'une attaque d'un pathogène. Il se différencie du stress abiotique exercé par un changement d'environnement comme une pénurie alimentaire, une carence en azote, la dessication, les rayons UV, la pression osmotique, la température, la salinité, le manque d'eau, le vent, la verse, le climat

Théorisation

La tolérance au stress est une stratégie écologique des plantes décrite par Grime dans le cadre de sa théorie des stratégies CSR élaborée en 1974.

Syndrome
Les symptômes développés par les organismes soumis à ces facteurs abiotiques sont regroupés sous le terme de syndrome de stress environnementaux.

Chez les plantes, ce syndrome .

Notes et références

Voir aussi
 Facteur biotique
 Facteur abiotique
 Stress

Stress en biologie


Summertime + gardening + finishing up cookbook edits + getting the new blog design ready (pssst! Do ya like it?) + launching a YouTube channel = Jill might have bit off more than she can chew.
WE LAUNCHED A YOUTUBE CHANNEL!
I have to yell because YES, I'm about 2 years behind everyone else, but who cares… it's up and running and we're posting new videos every Tuesday.
I've had many requests for videos over the years, but I just didn't feel like it was a fit at the time.
But things have shifted. I'm craving more of candid connection with you all. I'll still write and photograph (I love both of those mediums), but I felt strongly that it was time for y'all to see what life is REALLY like here on The Prairie Homestead: messes, loud kids, weeds, chores, and all.
So here we go, ready or not.
Our channel will be a mix of practical tutorials (kinda like the ones you've come to expect here on the blog), but with plenty of candid, everyday glimpses thrown in there too.
So far we've posted videos on Homemade Fly Spray and also a tour of our unique Raised Bed Garden Boxes. And the latest video? Well, it got a little wild.
We were surprised with 3 chicks! I have no idea where this broody hen was sitting, but she made it through 21 days of sitting on her nest and one day showed up in the barnyard with three little babies following her around.
I mean, all mamas tend to get a little grouchy when you mess with their babies and I can appreciate that.
But this hen pretty much hates us and will flat out attack anyone that gets too close.
Unfortunately, I don't think she's mean enough to take on our GIANT mastiff puppy who likes to eat chicks for snacks, so we needed to move her to a safe space.
Spoiler Alert: She didn't appreciate our efforts.
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I do enjoy your site. Hopefully someday I can have a garden.
Hi do you sell fresh farm eggs?? And do you sell them daily? Looking for some.
No, we don't sell eggs. Sorry.
As for the hurt baby, I know this is not the orthodox position on that problem with baby chicks, but I have had some like that and it was because they just needed to POOP. They get compacted and then their vent crusts over and for some reason it makes their legs go limp like that. On one of the ones I had I took a warm wet washrag and gently cleared the vent and the chick immediately pooped (a lot) and next day his little leg was fine and he was jumping and hopping around happy and healthy and completely normal. May be worth a try.


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Hall, William Thomas
October 3, 1929 - April 30, 2015
Bill Hall, 85, a gentleman, patriot, civic-minded telephone business executive, loving husband, Dad, granddaddy, great-granddaddy and avid golfer, passed away at home Wednesday, April 30, 2015 surrounded by his family.
Bill was born October 3, 1929 in Coffeyville, Kansas. He attended Coffeyville schools, was Senior Class President, and valuable member of their undefeated football, basketball and golf teams. Bill earned his BS degree in 1951 with honors from the University of Kansas, where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
Still a KU senior, Bill was hired into the executive training program of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. (later becoming SBC, and then AT&T). After graduation, Bill joined SWBT, but was called by the US Army to serve during the Korean War. His time in the military was always important to Bill, as "God, family and country" were the cornerstones of his life.
Bill retired from SBC in 1990 after nearly 40 years of service. During his career, he helped usher in the first 911 service in the company, and helped smooth the transition of numerous competitive and technological advances in switching, marketing, and customer service. Known to many as "Mr. Telephone", Bill would deflect the sobriquet, saying he was but one in a long line of "Mr. AND Mrs. Telephones", adding, "Remember, you only get one chance to take a hill, and you better do it right the first time." He proudly served as the 1979-80 president of Telephone Pioneers, and retired as General Manager – Customer Services/Marketing for SBC's North Texas Region.
Bill was active in civic affairs, serving on numerous boards and committees which included the Cotton Bowl Committee, United Way, and Dallas Chamber of Commerce, being especially proud to have helped bring the Meyerson Symphony Hall to fruition as chair of one of the Building Fund committees. Bill also felt strongly about his role as a corporate team leader in Mayor Annette Strauss's Adopt-A-Block Committee, a program to "encourage the citizens with the problem to become part of the solution" in a neighborhood-by-neighborhood approach to fighting crime in the Fair Park area through beautification, education and jobs. Bill was a Mason and a Rotarian for more than 50 years, an esteemed and long-time member of the Downtown Dallas Rotary Club, and a Paul Harris Fellow.
An avid golfer all of his life, Bill was a member of Brookhaven Country Club. Being a faithful Presbyterian, Bill served as a Deacon, Elder, Clerk of the Session, and Church School teacher. He was a longtime member of Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, and for many years led the 8:15 Usher Team. Church first – then golf.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents Orley and Opal Kline Hall and grandson, William Blake Hall. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Gloria McManus Hall; two sons, William Thomas (Tom) Hall, Jr. and John Kirby Hall (Cathy Huffington); grandchildren, Grant Hall and Kathryn Hall McGee (Greg); great-grandchildren, Avery and Lily Mae McGee; his sister Mary Ellen Whitlock in Northbrook, Ill.; two nephews, John Whitlock (Heather), David Whitlock (Alison) and niece Sally Whitlock Norlie (David).
Celebration of Bill's life will be held Saturday, May 9 at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary of Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church at 9800 Preston Road at Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas.
Memorials may be sent to Preston Hollow Presbyterian Memorial Fund, 9800 Preston Road, Dallas, TX 75230, to The American Lung Association, 55 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60601, or to the charity of your choice.
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Dear Gloria, My prayers are with you and your family at this sad time. Bill, always the gentleman, was highly respected at SWBT and among his Telephone Pioneer friends and was always a pleasure to see him.

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The Weeknd surprised fans by unexpectedly dropping the EP My Dear Melancholy on March 29th, 2018, and as if it were a Taylor Swift song, fans are scrambling to unearth hidden messages about exes in the lyrics. While "Call Out My Name" seems to call out Selena Gomez for leaving him for Justin Bieber, another song, "Wasted Times," appears to express his regret about breaking up with Bella Hadid in the first place.
There is a lot to unpack here, but based on a combination of Twitter theories and the annotated lyrics on Genius.com, it appears as if The Weeknd is singing directly to his ex-girlfriend after his breakup with Gomez.
So is "Wasted Times" just The Weeknd's way of pining for his ex-girlfriend? We'll let Twitter decide.
Hadid and The Weeknd started dating in May of 2015, and they reportedly split in November 2016. In January 2017, The Weeknd was spotting kissing Gomez, but they broke up nine months later. A month after their split (November 2017), The Weeknd was spotted leaving Hadid's house just as Gomez was reportedly rekindling things with Bieber. Maybe heartbreak isn't all for naught when it fuels an entire EP.


This works very good, however I already have had multiple occasions that the computer does not start.
Than I need to reset the bios / remove battery and than it works normal again ?!
The same happens with my other much older MSI computer, it happens rarely ( maybe a few times in 6 months) but still is this normal ?
I already did bios updates, another issue is than windows behaves weird, mostly the day after. The explorer freezes, when you make a new folder it does not show up,... Than after a few restarts it works normal again.
Might be unstable RAM or CPU overclock that from time to time just kicks out an error.
See if CPU and RAM with removed overclock (CPU frequency and voltage = auto, RAM = 2133MHz) will be problematic.
I have no OC. No need for it by far, I only consider OC when I need it and even than with this build there is almost no benifite exept for benchmarking wich I do not do.
DDR4 itself has a native speed of 2133MHz, hence suggestion.
Explorer freezing might relate to Windows or drive issues.
I have bios v16 installed now.
I did a memtest64 run on my system and there does not seem to be anything wrong.
ok, so today my PC acts weird again, now I just found out updates where done.
Just a minute ago pc becomes unresponsive, yet again when I want to restart it I get the message it's updating.
Can these windows updates also cause not even the MB to get past post ?
I got also some unresponsive lockup and blue screen and vary reboot failures in other mainboard.
It looks unstable. Graphics acceleration on web browsers may makes problem.
I back to first agesa pinnacle 1.0.0.6 bios.
I did test again. Some DRAM configuration may small lower or higher.
I'm using Micron RAM module.
After turn off system in midnight and turn on in morning, system is unstable at first boot.
I changed ProcODT to 60 for testing.
It may depend on temperature.
It might not be bios, but the drivers in Windows. I have discovered the Microsoft likes to install their versions of the AMD drivers and then you wind up with a version mismatch. Depending on how your storage is configured that can also be a bit confusing.
Download the latest version of drivers from and (select the correct one depending on if you have raid, nvme, or just regular sata). Then look in device manager for what version windows is using vs what the AMD version is. You may have to manually update instead of using the built in installer.
Hopefully that's enough to point you in the right direction. I had similar issues after a recent Microsoft driver update (even though I have the update drivers option not selected), and discovered different versions of smbus and the upper/lower storage items.
I also think it was driver problem.
Update to chipset driver 1810 version, it is still unstable.
I changed ProcODT to 60 for struggling this problem, it works for me.
I already had this driver installed. It is from september last year.
I started the setup again and it says I have the driver installed.
Got another boot failure today, pc won't start. Did the bios reset with onboard button but that does not work, after battery removal it works normal again.
I did notice that my mouse was not detected but the keybord was, maybe it's a USB thing ?
Very wonky if you ask me.
Sometimes wonky can mean power issues... Power supply might not be enough? Maybe you took an electrical surge? Lots of variables and unless you can swap out each component (or remove all but the non essential- CPU and 1 stick of ram, single hdd, video card) to identify which one is definitely causing problems you may never get to the bottom of it. Also, there are different versions of windows and then the drivers of your other components. Can you boot to a Linux iso and take the OS out of the equation?
Well regarding to the pc not to even boot, what have drivers/windows to do with that. That's even before any of those come into play.
I have a 1000W platinum power supply,... I do not even come close to the limit of power.
It's been working nomal since I posted this thread, also contacted MSI but they can not troubleshoot untill it happens again since the MB diagnostic lights should show the problem area,... No idea what's wrong, only know this is basic and not even driver/OS related, can only be 1 of the components or the MB itself. Since I just migrated some components from a system with no errors, it defecto is down to CPU/RAM or MB/bios.
Did a memtest86 in the meanwhile wich came up clear.
Sorry for the confusion - you started the thread with "windows behaves weird, mostly the day after. The explorer freezes, when you make a new folder it does not show up" and with no other system specs other than the motherboard and RAM - there's no a whole lot to go on - which means it could be anything. And yes you are correct - you take the OS out of the equation and have the same weird issues happen - then it's a matter of figuring out which component(s) is/are causing the problem.
For the CPU - there's the possibility you have a bent pin.
For the motherboard - could have gotten a surge and there might be a capacitor broken or a broken trace.
But if it's been working fine since you posted this thread - then whatever problems you had - appear to have worked themselves out. If you ever figure it out - please update the thread. I'd be curious to know.
After it happens, go into control panel -> Administrator Tools -> Event Viewer, and see if you have any errors and such listed within any of the Windows Logs -> System, Setup, and Application views.
So after loading the new bios for this MB, the USB 3.1 gen 2 inputs on the I/O panel stopped working. This was even the USB input I used for the bios update,... First I thought it's the USB stick but that worked fine in any other USB input.
I rebooted a few times but still no change, weird enough the next day so after being off for hours the USB inputs worked again ?!
I decided to send this MB/RAM/CPU back to my reseller, since there was no way to identify for 100% what caused this.
Today I called them and they tested the combination and all parts seperatly and nothing at all came up so I'm getting my parts back.
Does anyone have a clue what causes these seemingly random stuff to happen and why does taking out the battery solve the no boot issue with the exact same setup and bios configuration and not even replugging any power cord or reseating any parts(exept GPU because the battery is under it) ?


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American Election 2016 — now that was something, wasn't it?
A national unpopularity contest. Sort of Commedia dell'arte meets Monty Python, directed by Todd Phillips, with a cameo appearance by Berlusconi.
Did we find it risible? Oh, yes, but were those tears of laughter, sorrow, or disbelief?
So, while we are collectively unpacking the meaning and nonsense from two years of political theater and telling each other our fortunes for the next four, what does it portend for GNSS?
Well, the tea leaves are a little unclear.
The Trump-l'oeil of the president-elect's platform to date provides few clues, although Dee Ann Divis takes a valiant stab at the implications for GPS in this issue's Washington View column.
But consider this: Another Republican showman, Phineas Taylor Barnum, a two-term state legislator and mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, actually appeared to be an anti-slavery advocate toward the end.
If P. T. Barnum — better known to later generations for his traveling circuses than his political acumen — could find nobility amid his gaudy business and personal style, we should not abandon all hope. Of course, Barnum probably never thought of running for president, but if he had, could we have intuited his stance on, say, the gold standard from the content of his menagerie?
If we were to elevate the theatrical aspects of the current situation to the Shakespearean level, we could consider The Winter's Tale from which this column's title is drawn. Recall how King Leontes of Sicily, in a sudden fit of insane jealousy, imprisons his wife. He then sends the ultimately unfortunate Antigonus to abandon Leontes' daughter, Perdita, whom the king thinks was sired by his childhood friend, the Bohemian ruler Polixenes.
Various tragedies ensue.
By the fourth act, however, an amazing turn of events: Leontes, apparently restored to sanity through the suffering of his family and nation, frees his wife. He attends a popular festival in disguise, discovers the simple condition of common folk, and ultimately reconciles himself with Polixenes.
As metaphor of our current situation, we can hope that The Winter's Tale might point to the end of the inutile prosecution of and threats of jail for Hillary Clinton and that the Trump era will not, as feared, worsen the inequitable distribution of wealth in society. Perhaps even that, along the way, a riven nation will find a renewed comity.
But enough of theater as politics. How about politics as politics?
Come 2017, for the first time since the second Bush administration, Republicans will have seized control of all three branches of the U.S. government. One mixed-blessing president exits the stage; another enters devoid of a majority in the popular vote. But as with George W., the Donald's wings will probably remain unclipped despite the absence of a mandate.
Nonetheless, we should recall that it was the Bush government in 2004 that issued a (still unfulfilled) presidential directive on GPS/PNT. And another is arguably past due.
So, here's what I think: since the 18th century, news media have often been called the Fourth Estate, implying that journalists have a seat at the table of the nation's governance. (Of course, the election may have also underscored the passing of that notion and the rise of social media in its stead.)
But we actually have long had another de facto branch of government: the oft-maligned leaders and staff of the federal departments, agencies, and commissions. Yes, the dreaded bureaucrats — in whom resides the institutional memory of programs, policies, and practice. And therein exists a constructive inertia, the part of Newton's First Law that asserts a body in motion will remain so absent other external forces.
Four decades into the GPS era, myriad GNSS-related initiatives — domestic and international, public and private — are under way. Every person with a cell phone getting into a car with a navigation system is a beneficiary and implicit advocate of the technology. GNSS has become an irresistible force over which the influence of any one person can only be limited, whether for good ends or poor.
For which we should be thankful.
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I woke up this morning feeling weary. That's a bad sign because it could have meant that's as good as I was going to feel all day. I've said before in these posts that yoga teachers are not at all immune to exhaustion. So, my current condition has given me cause for reflection.


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Google Expeditions (oft auch nur Expeditions) ist eine Software der Google LLC, die das Ziel hat, Virtuelle Realität in Bildungsinstitutionen zu bringen. Mittels eines Android- oder IOS-Smartphones, der gleichnamigen App und eines Head-Mounted Displays wie Google Cardboard oder Daydream View lassen sich virtuelle Schulausflüge unternehmen. Lehrer, die sich für das Programm interessieren, können sich online registrieren. Die Teilnahme an dem Schulungsprogrammen ist kostenlos. Bekannte Partner sind unter anderem das American Museum of Natural History, National Geographic, WWF und das Koreanische Nationalmuseum.

Funktionsweise und Angebot

Mit der App lassen sich virtuelle Exkursionen zu z. B. Naturlandschaften, Sehenswürdigkeiten, kulturellen Einrichtungen wie Museen oder auch historische, futuristische oder weit entfernte Landschaften, wie Reisen zu Dinosauriern oder zum Mond unternehmen. Die Lernenden können sich dabei frei umschauen und bewegen. Unter dem Programm befinden sich u. a. Street-View-Aufnahmen und "AirPanos" (aus der Luft aufgenommene Rundum-Sichten).

Jedes Schulklassenkit enthält ursprünglich 30 synchronisierte Google Cardboards mit Smartphones und einem Tablet für die Lehrkraft. Über 600 Touren stehen aktuell zur Verfügung. Mit einem Fingerwerkzeug lassen sich bestimmte Details in einer Szene markieren und man kann so die Schüler auf bestimmte Aspekte hinweisen. Der Expeditionsleiter sieht anhand von Smileys mit der jeweiligen Blickrichtung der einzelnen Teilnehmer, wo sie gerade hinschauen. Des Weiteren gibt es Empfehlungen für Diskussionsfragen und Lernaufgaben. Virtuelle Exkursionen lassen sich auch alleine ohne Lehrkraft durchführen. Im Kontext des Schulunterricht könnte man so z. B. Hausaufgaben aufgeben. Expeditionskits können käuflich erworben werden oder selbst zusammengestellt werden.

Geschichte
Bereits als die Google Cardboard 2014 veröffentlicht wurde, wurde öfters von den Einsatz für den Bildungssektor gesprochen. Das Projekt wurde auf der Google I/O 2015 das erste Mal vorgestellt. Offiziell startete es im September 2015. Seit Mai 2016 haben bereits über eine Million Schüler an einer virtuellen Tour mit dem Expeditions-Programm teilgenommen. Im Juli 2017 eröffnete Google ein Schulungszentrum für digitale Bildung in München. Expeditions-Trainer sollen Schulen in ganz Deutschland besuchen und sollen dabei ein komplettes Expeditions-Kit mitbringen. Die Stiftung Lesen unterstützt den Einsatz von Google Expeditions an Schulen und Bibliotheken. Die Geschäftsführerin Sabine Uehlein sieht das Projekt nicht in Widerspruch zu Thema Lesen, sondern als Brücke zu dem Lesemedium. Google plant außerdem unter dem Titel Google Expeditions AR Erweiterte Realität zu dem Programm hinzuzufügen. Dabei kommt Google's Tango zum Einsatz. Starten soll das Projekt im Herbst 2017.

Rezeption
CNET bezeichnet Cardboard als erste virtuelle Realität Plattform die sich in Kinder richtet. VRODO glaubt daran, dass immersives Lernen in Zukunft zu nehmen wird und das durch die Präsenz am Geschehen die Inhalte besser im Gedächtnis bleiben werden, da Emotionen stärker simuliert werden und das Geschehen anschaulicher wird. Der Tagesspiegel glaubt, dass man dadurch den Schülern eine neue Perspektive auf die Dinge beim Lernen vermitteln kann. Chip Online hält Schulfächer wie Erdkunde, Geschichte und Biologie optimal für so ein Programm geeignet und bewertet die Apps als sehr gut. Kritisiert wird aber auch der Kostenaufwand und das nicht jeder Schüler ein Smartphone besitzt und man dies nicht voraussetzen kann. Sigrid Fahrer von der Stiftung Lesen sagt, dass die Inhalte spannend sein müssen um so Neugierde beim Lernenden zu erwecken und zu erreichen, dass sich die Lernenden mit der Thematik weiter auseinandersetzen und einen nachhaltigen Lerneffekt zu erzielen.

Weblinks
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Kaman Delivers 80,000th Rear Fuselage Packer to BAE Systems for F-35
World-leading aerospace innovators, Kaman UK, has delivered its 80,000th rear fuselage packer to BAE Systems for its F-35 manufacturing programme. Kaman UK has been supplying these parts since 2003. The rear fuselage packers, and 1,000 plenum ducts, have been used in the manufacture of over 500 aircraft.
Pictured is an RAF F-35B Lightning (II) from 617 Squadron based at RAF Marham. © Crown copyright.
This is part of a long-term partnership between both companies for the manufacture and supply for multiple aircraft platforms such as Typhoon, Hawk, Tornado and Harrier AV-8B for a wide range of metallics, composites and ground support equipment. These include plenum ducts, chemical treatments, landing gear doors, rudders, over-wing panels, ailerons, blanking plugs, canopy removal tools and various other complex assemblies for wing and fuselage.
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Kaman UK first1 began working with BAE Systems2 in 1951 under its predecessor company, English Electric Company. This covers a wide range of ongoing and legacy programmes2 such as Javelin, Buccaneer, Harrier and Tornado and today the Hawk and its variants, Typhoon and the F-35 (latter since 2003). Kaman manufactures and provides spare parts on these programmes via BAE Systems for air forces around the world.
Christopher Morris, Kaman UK's Managing Director, said: "For decades BAE Systems has been a driving force for the aerospace manufacturing industry, providing the capability for the defence of this country. We are pleased that we have been able to support BAE Systems as it develops the aircraft for today and tomorrow which will guarantee the nation's security and provide continued employment for thousands of engineers and support staff across the UK supply chain."
"We are looking forward to continuing to supply parts and services for this aerospace and defence leader by investing in our technology, our people and our systems."
Gary Crank, BAE Systems Air, US Programmes Procurement Executive: "BAE Systems is recognised around the world for its leading-edge manufacturing processes and the ability to innovate in defence and aerospace markets. To achieve this, we need suppliers that we can rely on in order to deliver against our commitments to our customers.
"Kaman is one of our suppliers who form part of our external supply chain, enabling us to deliver to our customers all over the world."
Kaman UK has a 70-year history of technical breakthroughs and innovation which global aerospace clients rely on to deliver high performance component parts into their supply chain.
Kaman UK was trading as Brookhouse Patterns.
BAE Systems was the English Electric Company.
Kaman UK has worked on the following platforms on behalf of BAE Systems; Canberra, Jaguar, Tornado, Hawk, Harrier, 748, ATP, RJ146, VC10, Nimrod, Typhoon, F-35 Lightning II.
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Kundar Mosque, Karadukka
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Coordinates: 12°32′0″N75°8′0″E / 12.53333°N 75.13333°E / 12.53333; 75.13333 Coordinates: 12°32′0″N75°8′0″E / 12.53333°N 75.13333°E / 12.53333; 75.13333
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Karadka is a village, block panchayat and grama panchayat in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. [2] [3]
As of the 2011 census, Karadka village had a population of 9,613 with 4,693 males and 4,920 females. Karadka village has an area of 18.59 km2 (7.18 sq mi) with 2,158 families residing in it. The average female sex was 1,048 lower than state average of 1,084. The population of children below 6 years was 9.67%. Karadka had an average literacy of 89.65% higher than the national average of 74% and lower than state average of 94.00%: male literacy was 94.3% and female literacy at 85.2%.
Karadka Grama Panchayat had a total population of 21,211 among which 10,535 are males and 10,676 are females. Total number of households in the panchayat limits was 4,265. 10.94% of the population was under 6 years of age in Karadka Panchayat. Karadka Grama Panchayat has administration over the villages of Karadka and Adhur. [4]
Karadka Grama Panchayat is part of Karadka Block Panchayat. Karadka Panchayat is politically a part of Kasaragod (State Assembly constituency) in Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency). [5]
The western main road to Kasaragod have access to NH.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Calicut in the south. The road to the east connects to Sullia in Karnataka from where Mysore and Bangalore can be accessed. The nearest railway station is Kasaragod on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There is an airport at Mangalore.
Adhur
Mulleria
Muliyar
Delampady
Padne is a village in the southernmost part of the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala, India.
Udma is a census town in Kasaragod district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Kuttikole is a village and Grama Panchayat in the Kasaragod district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Adhur is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.
Badiyadka officially known as "Badiadka" is a town and gram panchayat in the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala, India.
Bandadka is a small town in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. It is also called as Kottakal because of Bandadka Fort. It comes under Kuttikole Grama Panchayat. It is located 38 km (24 mi) towards east from District headquarters Kasaragod and 568 km (353 mi) away from State capital Thiruvananthapuram. Bandadka Pin code is 671541 and postal head office is Chengala.
Karindalam is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.
Muliyar is a village and Grama Panchayat and in Kasaragod district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Paivalike is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Paivalike is 11 km (6.8 mi) east of Uppala town and 40 km (25 mi) south of Mangalore city.
Meenja is a grama Panchayat in Manjeshwaram Taluk of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. It consists of 7 revenue villages. Kaliyoor, Koliyoor, Talakala, Meenja, Kadambar, Moodambail and Kuloor.
Kolachery is a census town and Grama Panchayat in Kannur District of Kerala state, India. Kolachery is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north east of Kannur city.
Parappa is a village in Vellarikundu taluk of Kasaragod district in Indian state of Kerala.
Thimiri is a village in Hosdurg taluk of Kasaragod district in Kerala state, India. Thimiri is located 3 km east of Cheruvathur on Cheruvathur-Cheemeni road.
Bellur is a Village and a Grama Panchayat in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.
↑ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
↑ "Panchayats | Website of Kasargod | India".
↑ District Census Handbook, Kasaragod (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. pp. 80, 81, 150. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
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Anglo American releases 2016 results
Published by Angharad Lock, Digital Assistant Editor
World Coal, Wednesday, 22 February 2017 11:40
Anglo American has released its preliminary 2016 results, which include the following highlights:
Net debt reduced by 34% to US$8.5 billion, well below the US$10 billion target:
Attributable free cash flow of US$2.6 billion.
Capital expenditure reduced by 37% to US$2.5 billion.
Disposal proceeds of US$1.8 billion received.
Cost and volume improvements of US$1.5 billion, net of headwinds, including:
Production volumes increased by 2%.
Unit costs decreased by 9% in US dollar terms.
Group underlying EBITDA increased by 25% to $6.1 billion, despite a 3% decrease in average prices.
Profit for the financial year attributable to equity shareholders of US$1.6 billion.
Portfolio upgrading to continue – focus on high quality long life assets.
Moranbah, Grosvenor and nickel assets retained – no further disposals planned for deleveraging.
2017 priorities:
Additional US$1 billion of net cost and volume improvements.
Targeting return to investment grade credit rating.
Resume dividend payments for the end of 2017.
Mark Cutifani, Chief Executive of Anglo American, said: "The decisive and wide-ranging operational, cost, capital and portfolio actions we set out in 2016 – to sustainably improve cash flows and strengthen the balance sheet – have enabled us to reduce net debt by 34% to US$8.5 billion, significantly below our US$10 billion target. Despite a 3% year-on-year decrease in average prices, we delivered a US$3.5 billion increase in attributable free cash flow, a 25% increase in underlying EBITDA to US$6.1 billion and grew our underlying EBITDA margin by five percentage points to 26%. The US$1.5 billion sale of the niobium and phosphates businesses further supported our balance sheet recovery goal and, combined with the sale of a number of coal and platinum assets during the year, we received $1.8 billion of disposal proceeds in 2016.
"As we have set out, the high quality assets across our De Beers, platinum group metals and copper businesses underpin our positions in those respective markets and are the cornerstone of a more resilient and competitive Anglo American, through the economic and commodity price cycle. In addition, we continue to benefit from the performance of a number of other world class assets across the bulk commodities of iron ore and coal, as well as nickel. While we saw strong interest in a number of the major assets for which we held sale processes during 2016 to further strengthen our financial position, we adhered to our strict value thresholds and chose not to transact. We will continue to upgrade our portfolio as a matter of course, although asset disposals for the purposes of deleveraging are no longer required. We therefore retain Moranbah, Grosvenor and our nickel assets, ensuring that they continue to be optimised operationally to contribute cash and returns, while being allocated capital to both protect and enhance value.
"In South Africa, we continue to work through all the potential options for our export thermal coal and iron ore interests, recognising the high quality and performance of these businesses and ensuring that value is optimised for all our shareholders. The retention of these assets remains a viable position given our recent operational and other improvements and our focus on continuing improvements as we go forward.
"Despite our significant progress, it is critical that the lessons of recent years are applied and, although there is confidence in the long-term outlook for our products, the balance sheet must be able to withstand expected price volatility in the short to medium term. We will continue to refine our asset portfolio over time to ensure our capital is deployed effectively to generate enhanced returns. Our priority for 2017 is to deliver further productivity improvements while maintaining capital and cost discipline in order to be in a position to resume dividend payments for the end of 2017, and to restore an investment grade credit rating.
"Looking at the nuts and bolts, the focus for the year ahead is on the ongoing implementation of the Operating Model across the portfolio and to continue to leverage the Group's now significantly enhanced technical and marketing capabilities, while also driving our FutureSmart™ mining approach to innovation. Considerable Operating Model and other gains continue to be realised, delivering $1.5 billion of cost and volume improvements in 2016, in roughly equal proportion between cost reductions and volume improvements across the product portfolio. This substantial underlying EBITDA uplift is net of such headwinds as the labour stoppages and record snowfall at Los Bronces and the smelter run-out in our Platinum business. In 2017, we are aiming to deliver an incremental $1 billion of net cost and volume improvements, 75% of which has already been identified.
"In 2017, capital expenditure will be maintained at US$2.5 billion, with stay-in-business capital increased to US$1.2 billion. Capital will be appropriately prioritised, with care taken to ensure that we protect the long term value of our assets. We retain a number of attractive organic options, particularly in our Copper business, which we will continue to progress appropriately and assess in light of our overall capital structure and the prevailing macro environment.
"Keeping our people safe at work has always been an absolute priority. In 2016 we reported a 24% reduction in recordable case frequency rates, but an increase in fatal incidents. Tragically, we lost 11 colleagues during the year, largely due to failures around our critical safety risk areas. We can never accept even one serious injury and our efforts are concentrated around those major risk areas. We are determined that our goal of zero harm is achievable and we are working with every employee to get there.
"Overall, it's clear that as a result of our decisive actions in 2016, and the results delivered by our people across the company, Anglo American is now more robust, with a stronger balance sheet and more competitive cost structure around a world class diversified asset base. We have also taken further strides in transforming the portfolio but benefited from sticking to our overriding commitment that long term shareholder value must be safeguarded. Looking ahead, we must continue to build on this solid progress. Operating discipline is of paramount importance as we strive to complete the journey to a balance sheet that can support competitive shareholder returns and maximise the potential of our differentiated assets and future opportunities. I would like to thank all of our employees for their hard work and commitment over what has been a year of significant change and uncertainty for many and also thank our stakeholders for their ongoing support as we build the foundations for Anglo American's second century."
Read the article online at: https://www.worldcoal.com/coal/22022017/anglo-american-releases-2016-results/
Adani responds to prosecution after being cleared on drilling claims
The Department of Environment and Science has cleared Adani of unsubstantiated allegations made last year about its drilling programmes.


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SECAN 2016: FUNAI ACADEMIC EMERGES BEST RESEARCHER
An academic in the Department of Anatomy, Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo (FUNAI), Ebonyi State, Gabriel Godson Akunna has won the 2016 SECAN Best Researcher Award.
Akunna working in the laboratory
Akunna had won same award during the 2014 and 2015 editions of the Scientific and Annual General Meeting of the Clinical and Experimental Anatomists of Nigeria (SECAN) held at the University of Nigeria Nsukka and the University of Lagos respectively.
At this year's SECAN Conference held at the Delta State University, Abraka, Akunna, once again shown like a million stars in the midst of many researchers drawn across the country and beyond, thus cementing his status as a reputable academic in his field of study.
Akunna in a handshake with the President of SECAN, Prof. C.I.P Anibeze
Speaking after he was declared winner of the 2016 competition, he attributed his exploits and perennial success as a researcher to hard work, dedication and the huge support the University (FUNAI) has availed him.
Akunna further extolled the passion of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba in taking the University to greater heights, noting that the Vice Chancellor's leadership style was his driving force in achieving the feats and pledged his commitment in painting the image of the University in good light.
Akunna (4th R) in a group photograph with the executive of SECAN after he was declared winner of the 2016 SECAN Conference
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CHICAGO -- With the longest government shutdown in U.S. history now stretching over 30 days, many federal employees in the Chicago area are in danger of missing a second paycheck.
Social service agencies that rely on federal funding are also starting to feel the stress of the shutdown.
Governor J.B. Pritzker pledged Monday to find ways to help fund state social service agencies and support workers with unemployment assistance and asking lenders to have patience with furloughed workers during the shutdown.


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FROM library/rails:4.2.2
MAINTAINER Flavio Castelli <fcastelli@suse.com>

ENV COMPOSE=1
EXPOSE 3000

WORKDIR /portus
COPY Gemfile* ./
RUN bundle install --retry=3

# Install phantomjs, this is required for testing and development purposes
# There are no official deb packages for it, hence we built it inside of the
# open build service.
RUN echo "deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/flavio_castelli:/phantomjs/Debian_8.0/ ./" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
RUN wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/flavio_castelli:/phantomjs/Debian_8.0/Release.key && \
  apt-key add Release.key && \
  rm Release.key
RUN apt-get update && \
    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends phantomjs && \
    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

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title: My private library (a part of it)
date: '2012-10-11T20:48:00.000+02:00'
author: Luca Ferrari
tags:
- riflessioni
modified_time: '2012-10-11T20:48:00.085+02:00'
thumbnail: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ShA7dQO4VN8/UHRxX_Ylw7I/AAAAAAAAAqw/-V_vky00DW4/s72-c/libreria-geek.jpg
blogger_id: tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836481905487384887.post-7309817528152479733
blogger_orig_url: http://fluca1978.blogspot.com/2012/10/my-private-library-part-of-it.html

permalink: /:year/:month/:day/:title.html
---

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A part of my computer science collection of books (yes, I've read all of them at least twice!).

If you are interested in a particular book, please drop me an e-mail.


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Q: Javascript/jQuery breaks the formatting of the page The formatting of my page is incorrect when I add the following code:
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    var accounts = $(this).val();
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    accountNum.join(',');
    $(this).val(accountNum);

});

The jsfiddle illustrates this code in use:
http://jsfiddle.net/Lwv4U/14/
As you can see, it works in the jsfiddle, but on the live formatting issues are present. The screenshots below depict the page with and without the code added. This code is the only change in the code between the two code bases. If it matters Yii is being used as a framework.
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$('#Inventory_accountNumber').blur(function(){
  $(this).val(function(index, value){
    var str = value.replace(/[^\d]/g,'');
    if (str.length < 10) return str;
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    .slice(1).join("-").replace(/\-+/g,'-');
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});

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Amal Alamuddin got her card to fame due to her marriage to famous actor George Clooney. Alamuddin was born in Beirut, Lebanon and is the daughter of Ramzi Alamuddin and Bariaa Alamuddin. Both her parents had pretty demanding jobs and this probably led her to a career in law. Her father was a professor of business studies in the American University of Beirut and her mother a foreign editor for a local newspaper.
The famous lawyer studied at the University of Oxford and was awarded with an Exhibition scholarship and a Shrigley Award. She graduated in the year 2000 with a Bachelor in the Arts. Alamuddin, now Clooney, then decided to study law at the University of New York to obtain a Masters in law. During her time at the university, she received the Jack J. Katz Memorial Award for excellence in entertainment law.
After graduation she started her career at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York and was a part of the Criminal Defense and Investigations Group. She was also employed by the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon and was involved with many high-profile cases. Clooney eventually returned to the United Kingdom, where she works as a barrister in the Doughty Street Chambers of London.
Amal Alamuddin got engaged to famous actor George Clooney in April 2014 and even though the couple obtained their marriage license in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, they got married in Venice. Their wedding was probably one of the celebrity highlights of the year and many were surprised that the beautiful lawyer was able to tie bachelor Clooney down.
During October 2014, the couple announced the purchase of a new home in the Sonning Eye in England. Mill House was bought for approximately 10 million pounds, making England the new home base of this adorable couple.
Bottom Line: By controlling her lifestyle and spending less than she makes, Amal earns $178,500 per year after lifestyle, taxes and other expenses.


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Hotels in Missouri That are Really Haunted
Real Haunts » Real Haunted Hotels & Lodging
If you're feeling particularly brave, and you're not afraid of what goes bump in the night, then spending an evening at one of Missouri's Haunted Hotels is the perfect way to test your bravery. As many legends begin, it was a dark and stormy night when many of the Haunted Hotels across Missouri gained their supernatural status, and many of these haunted hotels claim that visitors can still see, hear, and even touch the phantoms that plague their properties. Haunted Hotels can be a ton of fun to stay at, but if you're weak of heart, don't plan on sleeping through the night!
Filter: Show All Categories Real Haunted HousesReal Haunted Hotels & LodgingReal Haunted CemeteriesReal Haunted Hospitals & AsylumsReal Haunted CollegesReal Haunted TheatersReal Haunted MuseumsReal Haunted Restaurants & BarsReal Haunted Nature & Outdoors (ie. Haunted Woods)
Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center Kansas City, MO
This hotel was once the Hyatt Regency and has seen some tragic incidents. In 1981 two walkways collapsed onto a dance competition in the lobby and it killed 114 people and injured 216. A ghostly woman is said to visit the hotel wearing a tea gown. She is believed to be a woman named Kathryn Sullivan, a victim of the collapse incident. Read More
Hotel Savoy Kansas City, MO
It has been said that Betsy Ward lived at this hotel in the late 1800's and she died in Room 505. How she died is uncertain, one story says she committed suicide in the bathtub while another suggests there was foul play involved. Witnesses at the hotel have heard unexplained voices, spotted shadows and have heard doors open and close by themselves, all in the vicinity of Room 505. Some... Read More
Parlor Bed and Breakfast Ironton, MO
This home dates back to 1908 and briefly operated as a funeral home in the 1960's and is now an inn. It is said to be home to many spirits that likes to ring the doorbells at all hours, turn clocks and radios on and off and activate other electrical objects. They may even speak to you or touch your face or sometimes will materialize as an apparition or shadow. Read More
Caledonia Wine Cottage Caledonia, MO
Many paranormal experiences have been reported here since the place was renovated in 2006. Witnesses have heard a friendly elderly voice saying hello and there have been reports of toddler-aged children waving at someone the adult can't see or playing with another child named Erica that doesn't seem to exist. Footsteps have also been heard here and objects have been known to be thrown... Read More
Rivercene Mansion New Franklin, MO
This mansion dates back to 1869 and was built by a riverboat captain named Joseph Kinney. It is rumored to be haunted by a member of the Kinney family named Noble, whose ghost has been encountered on multiple occasions. Noble was killed at age 26 after falling down the grand staircase. Read More
Wine Valley Inn Hermann, MO
A male ghost is said to haunt this inn, who is believed to be a former owner of the place. He has been known to whisper things from dark corners of rooms, charge the air with static electricity and appear as a shadowy figure. Read More
Prosperity School Bed and Breakfast Joplin, MO
Before this building began operations as a bed and breakfast, it was a school and then stood empty for three decades. During the time it was empty, it became known as a hot spot for paranormal activity. TV's Ghost Hunters have explored the place and captured an image of ghostly children running down a hall. Shadowy figures and a ghostly nurse have also been reported here. The rooms were... Read More
Garth Woodside Mansion Hannibal, MO
This inn is housed inside a building that dates back to 1871 and is well known for its connection to author Mark Twain. Many believe his ghost still lingers the home, especially in the room that was named after him. Witnesses have reported phantom pipe smoke and eerie orbs of light. Read More
Categories: Real Haunted Houses | Real Haunted Hotels & Lodging
The Lehmann House St. Louis, MO
This bed and breakfast is housed inside a building that dates back to the 1960's. It is rumored to be haunted by Mr. Edward Rowse, the home's original owner who passed away in the dining room. Witnesses have reported unexplained voices, shadowy figures and banging sounds. Read More
Walnut Street Inn Springfield, MO
This inn dates back to the 1890's and is made up of three buildings. The Main House, which features six rooms, is believed to be haunted. An elderly woman's ghost has been spotted many times and in the hallways. Read More
Grand Avenue Bed and Breakfast Carthage, MO
This early 20th Century home is said to be haunted by a ghostly man whose cigarette smoke fills the dining room and parlor when he is around. Many believe the spirit is that of Albert Carmean, a former owner. Read More
Lula Belle's Hannibal, MO
This bed and breakfast onced operated as a bordello when it opened in 1917. The place is rumored to be haunted and reports here include items that are thrown or moved in the kitchen, utensils that get twisted into pretzels, shadows, orbs and mirror reflections. Disembodied voices and footsteps have also been heard here and the apparition of a Lady in White has been spotted. Read More
Hotel Bothwell Sedalia, MO
This hotel dates back to 1927 and is believed to have a haunted third floor. There has reportedly been numerous ghosts spotted on this floor, and guests have claimed to hear unexplained voices. Personal belongings have also mysteriously gone missing in the middle of the night. Read More
Garden House Bed & Breakfast Hannibal, MO
This bed and breakfast is one of the stops on the Haunted Hannibal Ghost Tour. Reports say that some strange occurrences have happened here, most of them occurring between 2 and 3 AM. Read More
Muehlebach Hotel Kansas City, MO
This building was once a theatre before it began operating as a hotel. Witnesses have reported the apparition of a lady wearing a blue dress on different floors of the hotel. Many believe she was a former theatre patron or actress who died when the building was part of an adjoining theatre complex in the early 20th Century. Read More
Main Street Inn Bed and Breakfast Ste. Genevieve, MO
This inn has been around since 1882 and isbelieved to be haunted by a ghostly man who died here back in the 1890's. His ghost is said to be harmless, and just likes to make a lot of noise on the top floor in the early morning hours. Locals say all he wants is for people to take notice of him. Read More
Bass Country Inn - Campus Inn Springfield, MO
The Campus Inn was formerly known as the Bass Country Inn and Howard Johnsons. It is believed to be haunted by a resident ghost named Carl. His apparition has been spotted in the kitchen and in the hallsways. A female spirit is also said to linger here and objects have been known to fall off the shelves when no one is around. Read More
Ramada Inn - Holiday Inn Six Flags Eureka, MO
This Holiday Inn once operated as the Ramada Inn and is said to be haunted by a young ghostly girl named Aggie who used to reside here. According to stories, Aggie fell to her death from a window of the barn, which stood where the banquet halls and front desk now are. Witnesses have spotted her running through the halls or peeking at you around a corner. Another story says there were... Read More
Pink Rosebud Bed and Breakfast Plattsburg, MO
This bed and breakfast dates back to 1878 and is known to be one of Missouri's real haunted houses. Paranormal activity reported here includes doors opening and closing on their own, a phantom cat and a ghostly elderly couple. Read More
Hotel Baring Edina, MO
This historic hotel is believed to be haunted and was once a railroad stopover during the early 20th Century. The building is rumored to have more than just one ghost residing in it. Witnesses have reported apparitions, the first is believed to be a former banker who was murdered here. An elderly man has also been spotted wearing a trenchcoat ascending a flight of steps in front of the... Read More
Historic Castle House Brumley, MO
This historic castle house is a Queen Anne Victorian that is over 160 years old. It has been restored and now operates as a "haunted" bed and breakfast. Eerie activity here includes cold spots, footsteps, lights that turn on and off by themselves, whistling noises and whispering. Some visitors have even claimed to capture ghostly photos. Read More
University Plaza Hotel Springfield, MO
"The Colonel" is the ghost that is rumored to haunt this hotel and his spirit is said to be seen most often between midnight and 4 AM. He has been spotted in the ballroom and back hallways and appears as an older man dressed in black. Many believe that when he was alive, he was a decorated Civil War hero and may have even owned the plantation that once stood where the hotel stands today. Read More
Saint George Hotel Weston, MO
This hotel has been around since 1845 and is believed to have hauntings that date back to the Civil War. A ghostly young boy is said to linger the place, hiding things that belong to guests. Most of the ghostly activity is said to occur in Room #302 and Room #303. Read More
Drury Inn and Suites Creve Coeur Creve Coeur, MO
The fifth floor of this inn is said to be especially haunted and is where most of the eerie things happen. Witnesses have spotted apparitions who walk down the hall but vanish as you closer to them. Other reports here include footsteps, voices, an elevator ding and a a strange feeling that there is a presence nearby. Read More
Morse Mill Hotel Morse Mill, MO
This hotel dates back to 1816 and was once a farmhouse. Some famous guests that have stayed at the hotel include Al Capone, Clara Bow, Charles Lindbergh, Jesse James, and serial killer Bertha Gifford, who killed many victims by posioning with arsenic. Witnesses have reported footsteps, apparitions, voices, cold breezes and photographic images. Read More
Elms Hotel Excelsior Springs, MO
This hotel dates back to 1912 and is the spot where Harry S. Truman spent election night in 1948. It was also once a training camp for boxer Jack Dempsey, and a summer camp for the 1948 New York Giants. The hotel is also known for its ghosts, who provide a pervasive eerie feelings for some. Stories say the hotel's lap pool is haunted by a male ghost from the speakeasy days, during which... Read More
Woodlock Cemetery Davisville, MO
This cemetery sits on a hilltop and features a stone staircase that is set in the hillside. This is the area where reports say the haunted activity occurs. A phantom horse and apparitions are among the phenomena reported. Reports say the property is no longer public and that trespassing is not allowed. Read More
Rose Bed Inn Cape Girardeau, MO
This inn is housed inside a home that was built in 1908 and is said to be haunted by a ghost named Alex. The Schrader Family owned the home originally and it was eventually put on the market. A man named Alex was interested in the home but did not have the money to purchase it. He was engaged to a wealthy woman and would soon have the funds once the two wed. Alex moved into the home and... Read More


وقفة مع الحبيب المصطفى ـ وأخاف الاطالة عليكم ..
No God or Know God?
اختبار مستوى اللغة الانجليزية...تعال شوف مستواك !!!
Have u been to KFC or Fantacy Kingdom recently?
Do you still remember us?!!!!
What happens if an insect falls in a cup of coffee?!
Why do you want to be this?
Going to School in Palestine!
I am Something To Somebody ~"
In my imaginary world by...... taif 3abr..
DID I EVER TELL U??!!


ME: I wish I could dig up memory and found something that keep me going.
As if there was some good teacher in my childhood who cares.
Someone who say what I want to hear.
Someone I am not afraid to share.
Just be your own best friend.
It is no shame in that.
Friendship and happiness all begin there.
You know when to give up for things that are better.
You are not a loser at all.
ME: Talk to yourself once in a while.
Just keep in touch, you know.
You grow and change every day don't let yourself grow apart from you.
ME: Come to think of it, aren't we all connected in molecular level? We all built up from the same atom and stars. Basically we are the same. "I am you and you are me" and in that case, if they can do it, then I can do it too.
to others, and to life.
That's how you survive the storms. Trust and have faith in yourself.
means you are stronger than you think.
ME: When you have mixed emotions, when all is just too much. Take a nap, take a shower, drink water, do the easiest and simplest task to take care of yourself.
Bring yourself out of your head, take it to somewhere nice.
Have a cup of tea, sit comfortably and relax.
you're still lucky because it will be easier now to sort it out.
ME: Whatever happened, don't forget to take care of yourself first.
ME: I know you're melancholic.
You love to be sad, sadness is your thing.
Cause you will be drained and empty.
ME: Don't feed your own demon too, self-sabotaging talk, anger, whatever that kill you.
Don't feed it by let it lead you to believe that you are nothing because it is not true.
acknowledge it and let it go.
You can hug it goodbye if you want, I think your demons need love too.
Diary of 22. A universe consists of letters, stars & too much emotion.


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Q: Occasionally getting connection reset by peer when uploading_from_string to google cloud storage python Roughly 1 in 10 times an image is uploaded to google cloud storage, I get this error back. This code has been running for months, and after checking the logs I can see this error has persisted for a few weeks. Most images are getting uploaded which is why it's taken so long to identify. The exact error I see in the logs is: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='storage.googleapis.com', port=443): Max retries exceeded with URL: my_url?uploadType=multipart (Caused by ProxyError('Cannot connect to proxy.', ConnectionResetError(104, 'Connection reset by peer'))) Does anyone know what could cause this?
My code is very basic:
from google.cloud import storage

image = cv2.imread(imagePath)
jsonCreds  = f"{Home}/Config/gcp_secret.json"
bucketName = os.environ.get('GCP_BUCKET')
storageClient = storage.Client.from_service_account_json(jsonCreds)
retval, gcpImageBuffer = cv2.imencode('.jpg',image)
gcpByteArray = gcpImageBuffer.tobytes()

bucket = storageClient.bucket(bucketName)
Create the full file path to save the image in the format YYYY/MM/DD/<AssetID>.jpg
assetID = IPAddress
imageFileName = imagePath.split('/')[-1]
components = imageFileName.split('_')
year  = components[0]
month = components[1]
day   = components[2]
hour  = components[3]
minute= components[4]
second= components[5]

#change filename to assetid_timestamp

# uuidName=str( uuid.uuid4() )
gcpFilePath = "{}/{}/{}/{}_{}_{}_{}".format(year,month,day,assetID,hour,minute,second)

blob = bucket.blob(gcpFilePath)
blob.upload_from_string(gcpByteArray)


It was a cool and blustery autumnal Friday in September when Axminster Tools & Machinery opened its doors to the public, welcoming over 200 visitors to the HQ on Weycroft Avenue in Axminster.
Visitors were able to experience around 40 demonstrations and get hands-on with many tools and machines. Among the demonstrators were some familiar names such as Robert Ingham - distinguished maker of collectable boxes and unique pieces of furniture; Peter Parfitt - inventor of the UJK Parf Guide System and Parf dog; Matt Estlea - talented young woodworker and YouTube star, and Colwin Way - international woodturner.
HQ folk and many staff from all of Axminster's eight stores were involved, showing their expertise and woodworking skills. Some of the more quirky demonstrations from Axminster staff included cricket bat shaping; also, there was the 'hard point challenge' (looking for the fastest time in which to cut through a piece of 2"x4") with a prize of a set of three Axcaliber saws. Plus product development director Ian Styles demonstrated the 'Ultimate Edge' - a new sharpening product. Wentworth Timber, who supply all the Axminster stores, were present as were UKMSA (Men's Sheds Association) displaying the kinds of things they make (local Axminster stores work closely with local 'shedders').
To keep warm, visitors were able to take advantage of the free tea, coffee and biscuits on offer. Plus Axminster offered a 10% discount throughout the day.
Managing director Alan Styles said "It's been a while since we had an event here at HQ, but I think the day has gone pretty well. I led some of the tours and have had some very enlightening comments and questions from visitors. One of the most positive pieces of feedback is how pleased our customers are to see the return of the Axminster catalogue".
Proceeds from the open day were donated to the British Heart Foundation.


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Leaders look to break EU's impasse on trade deals
One potential idea is to follow the Brexit negotiating model to try to preserve EU unity throughout talks on trade pacts.
European Council President Charles Michel | EPA-EFE/Aris Oikonomou
By Barbara Moens and Sarah Anne Aarup
October 19, 2021 9:15 pm CET
EU leaders will this week discuss how to break a deadlock over the bloc's trade deals and revamp the way the accords are negotiated.
Negotiating trade deals on behalf of the 27 countries is one of the core responsibilities of the European Commission, but Brussels is now running into a brick wall in its attempts to finalize these pacts because of worries about human rights and environmental concerns, as well as broader public fears about free trade.
The European Parliament and EU capitals are increasingly unwilling to sign off on deals struck by Brussels. Agreements reached with China and the Mercosur bloc in Latin America, for example, look unlikely to ever come into force thanks to these political headwinds.
This deadlock will now be up for discussion at the European Council meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. One of the potential ideas is to handle the EU's trade talks worldwide more like Brexit discussions. This would mean the European Commission will have to take a more active approach in continually securing a unified position among the 27 states through different phases of talks. One of the EU countries' main complaints about the current process is that the Commission acts as a lone-gun and can keep them in the dark over months or even years of talks on sensitive dossiers.
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"This requires leaders' attention," said an EU official briefed on the discussion. "The European single market is our core business. Everybody wants us to use our economic power. Then you have to make sure that you deliver at a certain point if you see that a wide range of trade deals is blocked. This debate is not just timely, it's over-timely."
Brexit inspiration
To resolve the trade conundrum, Michel is inspired by the diplomatic format the EU used to cut a deal with Britain after its decision to leave the bloc, the EU official said.
EU officials were worried about unity among the 27 countries and sought to prevent London from playing divide-and-rule. So the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and his team invested much of their time into continually updating the European Parliament and EU countries on the negotiations.
They created a feedback loop by checking in before and after every negotiating round with trade diplomats, EU ambassadors and the European Parliament's Brexit point people. Barnier also had a finger on the pulse in EU capitals and specific groups of EU ministers, for example on the all-important issue of fisheries.
According to the EU official briefed on this week's discussions on a trade revamp, this could a way to get EU trade deals back on track, dealing with sensitivities along the course of talks. The feedback loop also avoids the take-it-or-leave-it feeling EU capitals and parliaments now grumble about when the Commission closes trade negotiations.
The Commission is fed up with seeing its deals blocked by national capitals. In a closed-door meeting last week, Sabine Weyand, the EU's top trade civil servant, told MEPs that ratification of the deal with the Latin American bloc of Mercosur countries is now a question of EU credibility, according to two people in the room.
The more free trading countries, such as the Nordics, are also pushing to get the trade engine going again.
One EU diplomat said the Brexit approach is "worth considering" and suggested it would also go down well with countries such as France and Austria that have fiercely objected to Mercosur. "For them, it's also a good chance to be involved in every single detail [of the negotiations]."
But some diplomats also cautioned against the idea, as the post-Brexit negotiations had a clear deadline, the threat of a cliff-edge and the benefit of a "common enemy."
One trade diplomat said that made the Brexit negotiations a "unique situation."
Some even raised doubts whether mirroring the Brexit negotiations would be discussed at all, as the idea has not been communicated with diplomats. The leaders' discussion might not go into such details, as it's an open, strategic debate that will not lead to formal conclusions.
According to another diplomat, the question to be discussed among leaders is: "Is the EU still in a position to act at all to complete trade agreements?"
What about Parliament?
Even if EU leaders ultimately agree on something closer to the Brexit model for handling trade deals, the European Parliament is set to be another hurdle.
MEPs were regularly consulted by Barnier and his team during the Brexit process. But because of the strict deadline, the European Parliament only discussed the final deal after it entered into force provisionally. The Parliament's trade chair Bernd Lange complained that the deal was "not a great moment for democratic participation," with too little time to check it and not enough information on negotiations.
Green MEP Saskia Bricmont said getting updates from the European Commission on trade negotiations was not the problem. "The problem we face in Europe with trade deals is mostly a lack of trust between institutions and with institutions," Bricmont said.
The Socialists and Democrats' trade coordinator Kathleen Van Brempt said Brexit provided a bad example because it was such a specific deal. However, she still welcomed the debate in Council about more information and transparency about trade negotiations. "The EU needs more engagement and transparency to gain broader support for trade deals. One way to do that is more engagement of Parliament in setting the Commission's negotiating mandate, as Parliament represents the EU's public opinion."
Leonie Kijewski contributed reporting.
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namespace chromeos {

class AuthStatusConsumer;
class UserContext;

// Interaction with cryptohomed: mount home dirs, create new home dirs, update
// passwords.
//
// Typical flow:
// AuthenticateToMount() calls cryptohomed to perform offline login,
// AuthenticateToCreate() calls cryptohomed to create new cryptohome.
class CHROMEOS_EXPORT ExtendedAuthenticator
    : public base::RefCountedThreadSafe<ExtendedAuthenticator> {
 public:
  enum AuthState {
    SUCCESS,       // Login succeeded.
    NO_MOUNT,      // No cryptohome exist for user.
    FAILED_MOUNT,  // Failed to mount existing cryptohome - login failed.
    FAILED_TPM,    // Failed to mount/create cryptohome because of TPM error.
  };

  typedef base::Callback<void(const std::string& result)> ResultCallback;
  typedef base::Callback<void(const UserContext& context)> ContextCallback;

  class NewAuthStatusConsumer {
   public:
    virtual ~NewAuthStatusConsumer() {}
    // The current login attempt has ended in failure, with error.
    virtual void OnAuthenticationFailure(AuthState state) = 0;
  };

  explicit ExtendedAuthenticator(NewAuthStatusConsumer* consumer);
  explicit ExtendedAuthenticator(AuthStatusConsumer* consumer);

  // Updates consumer of the class.
  void SetConsumer(AuthStatusConsumer* consumer);

  // This call will attempt to mount the home dir for the user, key (and key
  // label) in |context|. If the key is of type KEY_TYPE_PASSWORD_PLAIN, it will
  // be hashed with the system salt before being passed to cryptohomed. This
  // call assumes that the home dir already exist for the user and will return
  // an error otherwise. On success, the user ID hash (used as the mount point)
  // will be passed to |success_callback|.
  void AuthenticateToMount(const UserContext& context,
                           const ResultCallback& success_callback);

  // This call will attempt to authenticate the user with the key (and key
  // label) in |context|. No further actions are taken after authentication.
  void AuthenticateToCheck(const UserContext& context,
                           const base::Closure& success_callback);

  // This call will create and mount the home dir for |user_id| with the given
  // |keys| if the home dir is missing. If the home dir exists already, a mount
  // attempt will be performed using the first key in |keys| for authentication.
  // Note that all |keys| should have been transformed from plain text already.
  // This method does not alter them.
  void CreateMount(const std::string& user_id,
                   const std::vector<cryptohome::KeyDefinition>& keys,
                   const ResultCallback& success_callback);

  // Attempts to add a new |key| for the user identified/authorized by
  // |context|. If a key with the same label already exists, the behavior
  // depends on the |replace_existing| flag. If the flag is set, the old key is
  // replaced. If the flag is not set, an error occurs. It is not allowed to
  // replace the key used for authorization.
  void AddKey(const UserContext& context,
              const cryptohome::KeyDefinition& key,
              bool replace_existing,
              const base::Closure& success_callback);

  // Attempts to perform an authorized update of the key in |context| with the
  // new |key|. The update is authorized by providing the |signature| of the
  // key. The original key must have the |PRIV_AUTHORIZED_UPDATE| privilege to
  // perform this operation. The key labels in |context| and in |key| should be
  // the same.
  void UpdateKeyAuthorized(const UserContext& context,
                           const cryptohome::KeyDefinition& key,
                           const std::string& signature,
                           const base::Closure& success_callback);

  // Attempts to remove the key labeled |key_to_remove| for the user identified/
  // authorized by |context|. It is possible to remove the key used for
  // authorization, although it should be done with extreme care.
  void RemoveKey(const UserContext& context,
                 const std::string& key_to_remove,
                 const base::Closure& success_callback);

  // Hashes the key in |user_context| with the system salt it its type is
  // KEY_TYPE_PASSWORD_PLAIN and passes the resulting UserContext to the
  // |callback|.
  void TransformKeyIfNeeded(const UserContext& user_context,
                            const ContextCallback& callback);

 private:
  friend class base::RefCountedThreadSafe<ExtendedAuthenticator>;

  ~ExtendedAuthenticator();

  // Callback for system salt getter.
  void OnSaltObtained(const std::string& system_salt);

  // Performs actual operation with fully configured |context|.
  void DoAuthenticateToMount(const ResultCallback& success_callback,
                             const UserContext& context);
  void DoAuthenticateToCheck(const base::Closure& success_callback,
                             const UserContext& context);
  void DoAddKey(const cryptohome::KeyDefinition& key,
                bool replace_existing,
                const base::Closure& success_callback,
                const UserContext& context);
  void DoUpdateKeyAuthorized(const cryptohome::KeyDefinition& key,
                             const std::string& signature,
                             const base::Closure& success_callback,
                             const UserContext& context);
  void DoRemoveKey(const std::string& key_to_remove,
                   const base::Closure& success_callback,
                   const UserContext& context);

  // Inner operation callbacks.
  void OnMountComplete(const std::string& time_marker,
                       const UserContext& context,
                       const ResultCallback& success_callback,
                       bool success,
                       cryptohome::MountError return_code,
                       const std::string& mount_hash);
  void OnOperationComplete(const std::string& time_marker,
                           const UserContext& context,
                           const base::Closure& success_callback,
                           bool success,
                           cryptohome::MountError return_code);

  bool salt_obtained_;
  std::string system_salt_;
  std::vector<base::Closure> system_salt_callbacks_;

  NewAuthStatusConsumer* consumer_;
  AuthStatusConsumer* old_consumer_;

  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ExtendedAuthenticator);
};

}  // namespace chromeos

#endif  // CHROMEOS_LOGIN_AUTH_EXTENDED_AUTHENTICATOR_H_


Zelinka is the name for a strong rockjazzfunkbluesy instrumental project, founded in September 2010 by guitar player Bernd Fleischer, whose grandfather Johannes Zelinka gave his name. The trio is being completed by Torsten Grossmann (bass guitar) and Kay Rohr (drums) – three grown musicians with a total of over 90 years on stage. Versatility and an untamed joy of playing are Zelinkas obvious marks.
Zelinkas versatile sound combines rocking, blues-influenced, funky and even jazzy tones. Playing elemental guitar rock the musicians mostly feature their own compositions leaving enough freedom to improvise.
Their first album "Zelinka" – released in 2013 – contains 10 tracks by Bernd Fleischer and Torsten Großmann. All told it's instrumental rock music that features Bernd Fleischer's strong guitar play.


Add a true taste of Spain with a Spanish Fiesta Night.
Some specialist bars may not stock all of the drinks that normal bars do, we will recommend the local speciality.
Clubbing doesn't get going in earnest till 2 or 3!
21:00 Your guide meets you at your hotel or a central meeting point.
21:15 The crawl begins. You'll visit at least 4 pubs and have at least 4 free shots.
00:30 Time for more bars and clubbing? Our guide is there to help you!


On June 21st, FDA announced an all-day public meeting dedicated to the Hatch-Waxman Amendments that will take place on July 18, 2017. The meeting, titled "The Hatch-Waxman Amendments: Ensuring a Balance Between Innovation and Access," is part of Commissioner Gottlieb's Drug Competition Action Plan, which he indicated was forthcoming during a May 2017 House Appropriations Committee hearing. The meeting is intended to further explore the juxtaposition of innovation in drug development and access to lower cost alternatives to innovator drugs. In an FDA Voice blog post, Commissioner Gottlieb explains that FDA is looking at how regulatory rules might be "gamed" or misused to reduce competition, keeping prices high for consumers. FDA is also bringing in the anticompetitive experts at the FTC to help out.
How have exclusivity periods, patents and patent listing procedures, innovator drug product labeling, post-approval changes to innovator products, and other regulatory processes (such as the citizen petition process) impacted the balance of innovation and access set forth in the Hatch Waxman Amendments?
Given that many ANDAs are never marketed or subject to substantial delays after approval, what marketplace dynamics dis-incentivize the marketing of approved generics? What can FDA do to help approved generics come to market?
Why are there so many drugs that have lost patent and exclusivity protection but have no generic competition? Are there areas where Hatch-Waxman Amendment incentives are insufficient to develop a generic?
How should FDA use its authority to waive shared REMS systems to avoid delay or should it develop other administrative tools to do so?
What should FDA do to promote access to testing samples?
What other elements of drug product development, regulation, and marketing have the potential to disrupt the Hatch-Waxman Amendments' balance between innovation and generic availability, and how should the Agency address them?
Written comments are due by September 18, 2017. Registration for the public meeting, as well as requests to make oral presentations, is due to FDA by July 3, 2017. We're sure we'll see you all at what promises to be an exciting meeting!


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GOING STRONG: Taking risks invites failure, but leads to learning, says Bert Twaalfhoven.
RIGA - "Failure is the mother of success," says Bert Twaalfhoven in explaining the motor for becoming a successful entrepreneurship today. "I have [built] 54 companies, of which 16 were failures. I lost a total of 55 million dollars, and here I am (…); I understood what I did wrong and then I tried to get better and fix my mistakes," he said.
Twaalfhoven was one of the lecturers invited to the High Impact Speaker series event held at Riga Business School in October.
Twaalfhoven is a 45-year career entrepreneur who has dedicated his life to learning, and this has carried him through 54 ventures. It has also given him insight into how entrepreneurship grows and dies. The best point offered by Twaalfhoven is undoubtfully how Europe can progressively emerge in the field of entrepreneurship to adapt itself for the next economic changes coming worldwide.
His extensive experience in the aerospace industry gave him the means to found the European Forum for Entrepreneurship Research (EFER) in 1987, to promote entrepreneurship across Europe, especially through entrepreneurship education. Twaalfhoven's educational system is now comprised of 456 professors from 183 institutions in 43 European countries. This includes the EFER's successful "Teach-the-Teachers" program at Harvard Business School and Cambridge.
"Entrepreneurship can be engaged in by anyone. You do not have to be an expert to be an entrepreneur," says Twaalfhoven. For him the job creators are the new companies, because those are the ones which create the new ideas for the new products needed, and this is what creates business. These original ideas join humanity's current needs with the creativeness of effective new products that will make a profit.
But what is needed to be successful in this business creation process? For Twaalfhoven there are two basic factors. One of them is taking risk, encouraging oneself to trust in the idea and to invest in it. He says failures are a possibility when an entrepreneur works through a new project, one thought of as original and valuable for new markets and consumers, but, as has been said, failure has to be kept in mind in the way that it may be a new opportunity for success. "Taking risks means the possibility of failure, but from failure entrepreneurs understand the reasons why their ideas were wrong, and [work their way] into the improvement," says Twaalfhoven.
For the students attending the conference, the main piece of advice was to make a comparative analysis as the key to working for success. It means that new entrepreneurs have to understand the concept "what you know that you don't know." What Twaalfhoven wants to say with this is that, as the first step for an entrepreneur, there is the necessity of analyzing past ideas, learning about the strengths and weakness of them, and then looking for those items that weren't in view initially.
The audience wanted to know which qualities entrepreneurs have to develop at the beginning. "Business students want to be entrepreneurs, but to do so they start only during school (…). It is basic to build the first networks with companies and other students thinking on the same goal," says Twaalfhoven. Even taking a summer job could help to get experience and create the ways to 'build the necessary network that every single entrepreneur needs to create,'" says Twaalfhoven.
The other big factor for success is thinking abroad. "[As an entrepreneur], you have to think about going abroad; all your business has to be focused on exports because Latvia is so small," says Twaalfhoven. Some of the listeners asked about the requirements needed to start focusing abroad, and, according to Twaalfhoven, this starts from finding new ideas from others as well as finding the imporrtant issues. This starts from the networks of contacts created during school years and the first experiences in the field.
"To become a success and have opportunities it is necessary, mainly for Latvian entrepreneurs, to focus beyond the borders," said the lecturer. The example given was the comparison between American entreprises, which jump across the United States and the globe, and European ones, which still have to make the effort to not stay at home, as they currently do. According to Twaalfhoven, this is especially the case of the Latvian entrepreneur, whose culture is to stay in their own country.
For Twaalfhoven and the experts at the discussion, what Latvian entrepreneurs and companies need to be competitive in the world is in changing in their the minds what are the markets. Around 95 percent of Latvian businesses have less than 9 employees; they are little companies, and this fact makes it "unquestionable" not to think about doing business abroad.
For Twaalfhoven it is a question of mentality. "If Latvians start to establish cooperation with other universities [and organizations], the mentality can change and develop in terms of exports, risks and challenges," he asserts.


Most congregations engage in some form of social ministry—or believe they should. Some call it missions, others outreach, social action, or benevolence. From relatively modest actions like collecting canned goods for the local food bank to major projects like building a house in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, the collective contribution of churches, mosques, and synagogues to the welfare of the needy is enormous. By contributing, they set an example of generosity and faithful stewardship.
But why congregations? When other social agencies exist to help the needy, won't they usually have more expertise and skill? Why not simply encourage members to give time and money to the best nonprofits in each field of service?
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 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
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 * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
 * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 * the License.
 */
/*
 * This code was generated by https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-java-client-services/
 * Modify at your own risk.
 */

package com.google.api.services.contentwarehouse.v1.model;

/**
 * Audio stream description with no PII.
 *
 *
 This is the Java data model class that specifies how to parse/serialize into the JSON that is
 * transmitted over HTTP when working with the contentwarehouse API. For a detailed explanation see:
 * https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/java/google-http-java-client/json
 *

 *
 * @author Google, Inc.
 */
@SuppressWarnings("javadoc")
public final class VideoMediaOverviewAudioOverview extends com.google.api.client.json.GenericJson {

  /**
   * Number of audio channels.
   * The value may be {@code null}.
   */
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  private java.lang.Integer channels;

  /**
   * Content type of the audio track extracted from VSI. This is only populated with valid "acont"
   * xtag values at the moment, i.e., if VSI reports an invalid string, we ignore it. Supported
   * acont xtag values can be found in google3/video/storage/common/xtag_validation.cc. Examples:
   * "original", "dubbed", "descriptive", "commentary", etc.
   * The value may be {@code null}.
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  /**
   * Language of the audio track extracted from VSI. Populated if it's deemed a valid code by
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   * The value may be {@code null}.
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  private java.lang.String language;

  /**
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  /**
   * Approximate audio length, has the same caveats as its video equivalent.
   * The value may be {@code null}.
   */
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  /**
   * Number of audio channels.
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    return channels;
  }

  /**
   * Number of audio channels.
   * @param channels channels or {@code null} for none
   */
  public VideoMediaOverviewAudioOverview setChannels(java.lang.Integer channels) {
    this.channels = channels;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Content type of the audio track extracted from VSI. This is only populated with valid "acont"
   * xtag values at the moment, i.e., if VSI reports an invalid string, we ignore it. Supported
   * acont xtag values can be found in google3/video/storage/common/xtag_validation.cc. Examples:
   * "original", "dubbed", "descriptive", "commentary", etc.
   * @return value or {@code null} for none
   */
  public java.lang.String getContentType() {
    return contentType;
  }

  /**
   * Content type of the audio track extracted from VSI. This is only populated with valid "acont"
   * xtag values at the moment, i.e., if VSI reports an invalid string, we ignore it. Supported
   * acont xtag values can be found in google3/video/storage/common/xtag_validation.cc. Examples:
   * "original", "dubbed", "descriptive", "commentary", etc.
   * @param contentType contentType or {@code null} for none
   */
  public VideoMediaOverviewAudioOverview setContentType(java.lang.String contentType) {
    this.contentType = contentType;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Language of the audio track extracted from VSI. Populated if it's deemed a valid code by
   * ISO639-2b, ISO639-2t or III library.
   * @return value or {@code null} for none
   */
  public java.lang.String getLanguage() {
    return language;
  }

  /**
   * Language of the audio track extracted from VSI. Populated if it's deemed a valid code by
   * ISO639-2b, ISO639-2t or III library.
   * @param language language or {@code null} for none
   */
  public VideoMediaOverviewAudioOverview setLanguage(java.lang.String language) {
    this.language = language;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * @return value or {@code null} for none
   */
  public java.lang.Double getLoudness1770Lkfs() {
    return loudness1770Lkfs;
  }

  /**
   * @param loudness1770Lkfs loudness1770Lkfs or {@code null} for none
   */
  public VideoMediaOverviewAudioOverview setLoudness1770Lkfs(java.lang.Double loudness1770Lkfs) {
    this.loudness1770Lkfs = loudness1770Lkfs;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Approximate audio length, has the same caveats as its video equivalent.
   * @return value or {@code null} for none
   */
  public java.lang.Integer getRoundedUpOriginalDurationSec() {
    return roundedUpOriginalDurationSec;
  }

  /**
   * Approximate audio length, has the same caveats as its video equivalent.
   * @param roundedUpOriginalDurationSec roundedUpOriginalDurationSec or {@code null} for none
   */
  public VideoMediaOverviewAudioOverview setRoundedUpOriginalDurationSec(java.lang.Integer roundedUpOriginalDurationSec) {
    this.roundedUpOriginalDurationSec = roundedUpOriginalDurationSec;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * @return value or {@code null} for none
   */
  public java.lang.String getSpatialAudioMode() {
    return spatialAudioMode;
  }

  /**
   * @param spatialAudioMode spatialAudioMode or {@code null} for none
   */
  public VideoMediaOverviewAudioOverview setSpatialAudioMode(java.lang.String spatialAudioMode) {
    this.spatialAudioMode = spatialAudioMode;
    return this;
  }

  @Override
  public VideoMediaOverviewAudioOverview set(String fieldName, Object value) {
    return (VideoMediaOverviewAudioOverview) super.set(fieldName, value);
  }

  @Override
  public VideoMediaOverviewAudioOverview clone() {
    return (VideoMediaOverviewAudioOverview) super.clone();
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}


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Henry Hitchings
The World in Thirty-Eight Chapters or Dr Johnson's Guide to Life
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'Hitchings is extremely good at unravelling Johnson's most bullish assertions . . . lucid and empathetic, scholarly but lively. A model Johnsonian, in fact.' Orlando Bird, The Telegraph
The World in Thirty-Eight Chapters or Dr Johnson's Guide to Life is a source of profound good sense about what it means to teach, read, write and travel. More than that, though, Henry Hitchings continually translates Samuel Johnson's experience of poverty, scorn, pain and madness into a rich understanding of how to be.
Samuel Johnson was a critic, an essayist, a poet and a biographer. He was also, famously, the compiler of the first good English dictionary, published in 1755. A polymath and a great conversationalist, his intellectual and social curiosity were boundless. Yet he was a deeply melancholy man, haunted by dark thoughts, sickness and a diseased imagination. In his own life, both public and private, he sought to choose a virtuous and prudent path, negotiating everyday hazards and temptations. His writings and aphorisms illuminate what it means to lead a life of integrity, and his experience, abundantly documented by him and by others (such as James Boswell and Hester Thrale), is a lesson in the art of regulating the mind and the body.
Johnson's story touches on many themes that have enduring significance. He was, and remains, a perceptive commentator on the vanity of human wishes, the rewards and dangers of charity, the need to cultivate kindness, the complexities of family life (especially marriage), the effects of boredom and the fleeting nature of pleasure. He writes and speaks incisively and humanely about the ego, ambition, hypocrisy, fallibility and disorders of the mind, as well as the corrosive effects of obsession, the precariousness of fame and the skulduggery of the literary world.
Hitchings himself could be said to provide positive proof of Dr Johnson's benign influence on the world. As this delightful book goes on, his own aphorisms grow more like Dr Johnson's, as though infected with that robust sympathy and intelligence. Looking through my notes for this review, I sometimes found it hard to recall which phrase was coined by H Hitchings, and which by S Johnson.
Craig Brown - Mail on Sunday
Witty, engaging ... Hitchings proves an amiably convincing advocate for his hero's enduring significance.
Nick Rennison - Sunday Times
A sprightly companion and guide, full of enjoyable surprises and learned digressions even for those who think they know all there is to know about the great man.
Christopher Hart - Literary Review
Books by Henry Hitchings